Kyyle23

These refs are just ridiculous

Washington is supposed to be an athletic freak

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Barkley Haha it says he is the QB of the Montreal Allouettes

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 06:16 PM) Now who is ESPN going to overhype since geno and te'o are gone.. Barkley for sure

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 02:59 PM) Kyle, If the bears historically had good 1st round picks, Id just let it go. But when they consistently muck it up, its just not saddening. Im tired of being fed nonsense. Badger, I know. I read it every year.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 02:55 PM) I guess I just felt the Bears were going to be drafting to compete this year, and Long is project. One pick Badger. get off the ledge

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 02:53 PM) Okay so I think people really get too hung up on where guys are projected to go in mock drafts, and people also get carried away with the "always take BPA" thing. The fact is, unless a guy falls to them they totally weren't expecting, damn near all teams draft to fill a need in the first 2 rounds - how else do you make mock drafts to begin with? The later rounds are where you default to BPA. It's kind of hard to argue the Bears didn't badly need a guard considering LG was the worst position on the line last year. Eifert was in the "luxury" category and I honestly didn't expect them to pass on Floyd, but they're not really hurting at DT either considering Melton's presence, they just need depth there. The Bears passed on Floyd and Eifert and no, they didn't get good value on the 20th pick. However if Long pans out, it's a moot point. People also need to stop saying stuff like "they took a fourth round pick" because Long didn't have a 4th round grade, that's just making s*** up. He was late second/early first. There was a pretty epic run on OT early in the draft, I've never seen anything like that before - that pushes guys like Long up the board. Seemed pretty clear to me that Emery wanted to trade back from 20 and take Long a few picks later, but nobody wanted to trade. Athletic guys like Long don't last very long after the first round is done and he probably wasn't going to be there at 50, so the Bears took him anyway. I'm actually ok with that - Long at this point is like any other draft pick. Strike that. Reverse it.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 11:24 AM) While I am little angry that Bears couldn't figure out a trade down to take Long at the end of Round 1 (Falcons traded up to 22) or early Round 2, I think that is my anger over the pick more than anything. Hub Arkush is a normal joe-schmo critiquing picks. Phil Emery does this for a living. Who should I trust more? Hub has been sore at the Bears since he was dropped from the radio team.

Vontaze Burfict's character caused his problems much more than his 40 time did

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 02:31 PM) I think the Dodgers would trade Ethier. Actually you are probably right. Puig is going to push someone out of that outfield one way or another

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 02:25 PM) Meanwhile, the Flash was already covered wonderfully in the short-lived 1990 tv series. I remember as a young 7-year old being obsessed with it, even though it probably sucked. I loved that show too. The first season was good, second season it just faded out.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 02:18 PM) I'm sorry. I'm confused. Caulfield says that Ethier's contract is horrible, and you say that the Dodgers would not trade him. Which is it? It can be both. And it is.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 02:02 PM) I never saw it, because one look at the trailers made it obvious the movie was complete s***. there is probably an amazing drinking game tucked away in that movie

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 01:38 PM) Wonder Woman seems like it would be a tough movie to make. Why do all the DC characters seem harder to make movies about? Green Lantern actually should be one of the easier. A lot of DC heros were given God status. Marvel dealt with a lot of normal people put into extraordinary circumstances. The game has changed in the movie presentation of these comic characters, Batman was the game changer. Nolan presented it as a realistic movie, and people gravitated to it. Marvel is a bit more on the fantasy side, but the movies still have attempted to stay grounded. Green Lantern was just awful

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:33 PM) Because he's from Notre Dame and hating Notre Dame is way more important than, you know, football reasons and stuff. No, not even close. I dont hate the guy, but I dont think he is worth the 20th pick. I was extremely disappointed in his game against alabama and I thought a lot of his image was hype over substance. Dont interpret that as me hating ND, because I dont.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:21 PM) Comic book movies right now are just awesome. As good as they have ever been. They just need to go back and fix Green Lantern. DC has no choice. If they really want to go through with Justice League, Green Lantern has to be fixed, he is a central figure in JL. They also have to figure out how to make a Wonder Woman movie that people will want to see. I dont think the Flash will have many problems though.

So Hawk is going on MLB network with Brian Kenny today, this should be good

QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 08:27 AM) Scored Scout seats at work. They better win if I'm missing the draft. Soxtalk sign FTW

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 10:24 AM) Sort of the plan. I am anticipating getting drunk. Start with draft diary, finish with drunk diary. Win.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 09:14 AM) What are you trying to say? Do you disagree? Is that supposed to be funny? Sorry, I don't understand the point of your post. Good lord Lillian. I am just going to be blunt, WE KNOW THAT WE NEED A GOOD MIDDLE OF THE ORDER BAT YOU DONT HAVE TO REITERATE IT IN EVERY POST THAT YOU MENTION DUNN. If one fell from the sky and landed in a White Sox uniform, we would all be happy. But I am not holding my breath.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 08:37 AM) Unless Dunn, or someone else gets hot, opponents will start pitching around Rios. This team better find a productive, middle of the order, bat soon.I have no solution, but I think that is a very serious problem. We know. It is on order.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 03:58 PM) No bunt with Gillaspie? I realize he is arguably our best contact hitter this year, but I'm sure he ACTUALLY knows how to bunt. I could see this ending with a spectacular fail, Konerkos slow ass getting thrown out at second and Gillaspie getting an undeserved double play. It is just how this season has gone

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 03:21 PM) Hey newbie, welcome to the Soxtalk game threads! THANKS! LONG TIME LURKER!

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 03:18 PM) Speaking of Bullpen ERAs...... Cardinals have the #1 Starter ERA (2.38), and the #29 Bullpen ERA (5.37). Crazy. A friend of mine in Carbondale always posts on FB during Cardinals games, it is nothing but extreme highs and lows for him